Stories for June 3rd 2002

Monday, June 3rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC
“Protectionism as tall as the Andes”

Uruguayan president Jorge Batlle interrupted a conference in the Uruguayan-British Chamber of Commerce when the speaker began praising the virtues of the Chilean model of open economy with minimum tariffs, recalling that “they are one of the more protectionists in the universe when it comes to agriculture”.
Monday, June 3rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC
South America Breaking News

Some Headlines: Radioactive alert in Santiago; Multi purpose vessel for Uruguay; Lagos optimistic; Meat summit in Uruguay; Argentines pessimistic; Less frozen, but still cold

“Protectionism as tall as the Andes”